Blizzard Posts: Pose with the Blues, Anduin Cinematic, Legionfall United

Today's posts include the Pose with the Blues event, discussion about the Anduin Cinematic and the Order Hall Advancement perk, Legionfall United.\r\r\r\rPose with the Blues\r\rThe Trial of Style is a Transmog competition currently available for testing on the 7.2.5 PTR. Make sure to grab your best Transmog appearances and try it out! For more details, check out our Trial of Style preview.\r\r\rJoin us tomorrow (Friday, April 21) on the Public Test Realms and show us your moves in the Trial of Style!\r\rFrom 2 to 4 PM Pacific time (5 to 7 PM Eastern), we\u2019ll be donning our best outfits and strutting our stuff in the brand new Trial of Style event, which is coming in patch 7.2.5. If you\u2019re able to stop by, we\u2019d love for you to join us! Just download the PTR, copy your character, and find Flaskataur in Stormwind or Orgrimmar. He\u2019ll have an option to queue for \u201cMog Week Tournament" \u2013 select that, and you\u2019re off!\r\rNote: due to the way PTR character copies work, you\u2019ll most likely be missing some appearances on the PTR that you\u2019ve unlocked on live realms. As the saying goes, \u201cMake it work!\u201d\r\rOf course, we\u2019ll be participating as well. You\u2019ll know you\u2019re flexing for a Blizzard employee when you see someone in either the <Blizzard Alliance> or <Blizzard Horde> guilds.\r\rSee you then!\r\rAnduin Cinematic\r\rThe Anduin questline is now able to be finished which culminates in a cinematic. If you haven't finished the questline or seen the cinematic, you can check it our coverage on it. WARNING: Spoilers.\r\r\rThe Anduin quest-line and cinematic is intended to tie together the loose ends with the leadership of the Alliance following the events of the Broken Shore in 7.0.\r\rIt's aimed to be similar in nature to the second cinematic Horde players saw following the 7.0 introduction quests which solidified Sylvanas as the new Warchief of the Horde.\r\rWe're forwarding on the feedback that Horde players are unhappy that Alliance players have a one time source of additional Artifact Power. Thanks for the feedback.\r\rLegionfall United\r\rMany players have been finishing up their Order Advancement tree which means that has finally been unlocked for bonus Artifact Power.\r\r\rAt present it can be hard to notice if the Order Hall ability has proc'ed. For example if you got a World Quest Artifact Power item that awards 1 million AP, a line similar to:\r\r gains 1,000,000 Artifact Power.\r\rWill appear in the chat log. However, if you get the proc the line will instead say:\r\r gains 2,000,000 Artifact Power.\r\rNew Building Buffs\r\rPlayer are able to contribute to the Command Center and Nether Disruptor once again which has revealed Effort de guerre and Rênes renforcées as the rotating perks. \r\rThe Mage Tower is currently active on NA realms with the Command Center currently active on EU realms.\r\r7.2.5 Affliction Warlock Feedback\r\r\rWe hear you all on Soul Effigy. We\u2019re going to remove it in the next PTR patch. It\u2019s concerning when the community sentiment towards a talent isn\u2019t that it\u2019s overpowered or underpowered, but that everyone is terrified they\u2019re going to have to play that way if it becomes strong.\r\rIt should be understandable how the original concept of Soul Effigy would seem fun in theory, despite it clearly not working out in practice. As an Affliction Warlock, I'm very happy to walk into a 2-target boss fight. At a basic level, you know you're going to get double value out of your DoTs. Walking into a 1-target fight with Soul Effigy just doesn't feel nearly the same. Mechanically, the gameplay of the two situations is very similar, but in the end Soul Effigy doesn't play out well. Could be any of a number of actors - the reduced damage transfer, feeling like the effigy is just there for increased soul shard generation, the usability issues, or the unnaturalness of it as a concept. \r\rAnyways, it\u2019s gone. Replacement talent to come.\r\rThanks for the comment Seph, can you clarify whether Affliction will be receiving the nerf to Soul Conduit or not? The notes said only demo was excluded from the SC nerf however on PTR the talent remains 20% for Aff (the tooltip at least, I have not tested the actual %).\r\rSoul Conduit should be unchanged for Affliction. Latest patch notes should reflect that.\r\rThis is also further compounded by our current T20 set bonus, which puts a lot of emphasis on drain damage and complete drains - both of which are part of the MG play style, which was just effectively neutered.\r\rThe Tier 20 set bonus for Affliction is changing soon. It won\u2019t be so focused on Drain Soul.

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Commentaire de Intervencion

on 2017-04-20T20:44:18-05:00

At present it can be hard to notice if the Order Hall ability has proc'ed. For example if you got a World Quest Artifact Power item that awards 1 million AP, a line similar to:\r\r gains 1,000,000 Artifact Power.\r\rWill appear in the chat log. However, if you get the proc the line will instead say:\r\r gains 2,000,000 Artifact Power.\r\rI'm not getting the "new".

Commentaire de Draccy

on 2017-04-20T20:49:16-05:00

Yea, it'd be nice if the Advancement message went:\r gains 1,000,000 Artifact Power (+ 1,000,000 Artifact Power)\rOr something of the sort.\r\rI'm OK with the Alliance getting extra Artifact Power. It's only 1.2 at AK 28.\rIt's equivalent to something you get through the Order Hall.

Commentaire de Ashley

on 2017-04-20T20:52:31-05:00

From what I'm getting out of it, it appears to mean that the AP bonus procs when you use the item. So instead of the 1 million AP the item says it gives, you get the bonus double if the trait procs. Which is why I haven't noticed it, because I don't look at the worth before using the item... Basically, there's no real indicator.

Commentaire de hotaru251

on 2017-04-20T20:57:35-05:00

WHY!\rSoul Effigy was cumbersome, but it HAD uses.\r\rIt was the single aility that let you dps bosses who became untargetable. (lie kboss in neltharions lair )

Commentaire de ONCHEhap

on 2017-04-20T20:58:48-05:00

From what I'm getting out of it, it appears to mean that the AP bonus procs when you use the item. So instead of the 1 million AP the item says it gives, you get the bonus double if the trait procs. Which is why I haven't noticed it, because I don't look at the worth before using the item... Basically, there's no real indicator.\r\rPretty much,to quote myself (I know,it's bad) from what I've said to a guildmate "If you don't actually pay close attention you'd think it doesn't work"

Commentaire de Fenzha

I'm OK with the Alliance getting extra Artifact Power. It's only 1.2 at AK 28.It's equivalent to something you get through the Order Hall.

Pretty sure my Death knight earned over 5 million AP over the course of completing the Anduin quests. That was at AK 29.

The quest leads onto another chain of 4 quests which give another 2 items that reward AP.

Commentaire de Draccy

on 2017-04-20T21:27:58-05:00

Yea, it'd be nice if the Advancement message went:\r gains 1,000,000 Artifact Power (+ 1,000,000 Artifact Power)\rOr something of the sort.\r\rI'm OK with the Alliance getting extra Artifact Power. It's only 1.2 at AK 28.\rIt's equivalent to something you get through the Order Hall.\r\r\rPretty sure my Death knight earned over 5 million AP over the course of completing the Anduin quests. That was at AK 29.\r\rThe quest leads onto another chain of 4 quests which give another 2 items that reward AP.\r\r5 million? I mean, I guess that's a little more substantial. If it was closer to 10 million, then I'd be like "Ok, what gives Blizzard."

Commentaire de Intervencion

on 2017-04-20T21:46:15-05:00

From what I'm getting out of it, it appears to mean that the AP bonus procs when you use the item. So instead of the 1 million AP the item says it gives, you get the bonus double if the trait procs. Which is why I haven't noticed it, because I don't look at the worth before using the item... Basically, there's no real indicator.\r\rUh. I see.... A bit unclear in my opinion.

Commentaire de Tombsv

on 2017-04-20T22:02:08-05:00

Again: Is it possible to queue as a group to the transmog contest? So we can have guild transmog contests?

Commentaire de Dualwielder

on 2017-04-21T01:28:59-05:00

This is the way it always is, when people ask for balancing out of Horde and Alliance;Horde gets trikes and Alliance cries. In response they give worgens a human mount copy, and this pleases some, but not all players.If they give Horde a similar quest chain with 7.2.5, I guarantee that there will be people complaining that Horde gets more AP from it, because most players will have done more research, and perhaps others will complain that the Alliance chain was more interesting and had a cinematic while horde gets a Sylvanas-Nathanos romance or whatever.I hope Blizzard ask themselves what is the correct thing to do, and don't put some guy on the job to blindly follow player feedback, because the poor sap can never please everyone, that is just a matter of fact.Ideally, it would never have rewarded AP in the first place. Maybe a toy or something. Then only RP'ers and lore buffs would be sad, that they didn't get it on their horde. To which Blizzard can say, that their second Broken Shore cinematic was equivalent, but different, and gave them a bit of leadership closure.

Commentaire de azahel

on 2017-04-21T01:50:56-05:00

This is the way it always is, when people ask for balancing out of Horde and Alliance;\rHorde gets trikes and Alliance cries. In response they give worgens a human mount copy, and this pleases some, but not all players.\rIf they give Horde a similar quest chain with 7.2.5, I guarantee that there will be people complaining that Horde gets more AP from it, because most players will have done more research, and perhaps others will complain that the Alliance chain was more interesting and had a cinematic while horde gets a Sylvanas-Nathanos romance or whatever.\rI hope Blizzard ask themselves what is the correct thing to do, and don't put some guy on the job to blindly follow player feedback, because the poor sap can never please everyone, that is just a matter of fact.\rIdeally, it would never have rewarded AP in the first place. Maybe a toy or something. Then only RP'ers and lore buffs would be sad, that they didn't get it on their horde. To which Blizzard can say, that their second Broken Shore cinematic was equivalent, but different, and gave them a bit of leadership closure.\r\rThis will always be a problem with WoW, I believe. Don't take me wrong here but I always say that WoW is the worst thing that ever happened to warcraft. I love this game, I've been playing it since vanilla but hanks to it the story is in chains, it's tied to gameplay and faction balance. It severely limits the story and I wish Blizzard would just let go of these kind of things and do whatever must be done to keep it interesting rather than preserving this duality.

Commentaire de jodmos

on 2017-04-21T02:58:01-05:00

This is the way it always is, when people ask for balancing out of Horde and Alliance;Horde gets trikes and Alliance cries. In response they give worgens a human mount copy, and this pleases some, but not all players.If they give Horde a similar quest chain with 7.2.5, I guarantee that there will be people complaining that Horde gets more AP from it, because most players will have done more research, and perhaps others will complain that the Alliance chain was more interesting and had a cinematic while horde gets a Sylvanas-Nathanos romance or whatever.I hope Blizzard ask themselves what is the correct thing to do, and don't put some guy on the job to blindly follow player feedback, because the poor sap can never please everyone, that is just a matter of fact.Ideally, it would never have rewarded AP in the first place. Maybe a toy or something. Then only RP'ers and lore buffs would be sad, that they didn't get it on their horde. To which Blizzard can say, that their second Broken Shore cinematic was equivalent, but different, and gave them a bit of leadership closure.

Wrong. Horde got trikes from a competition (because they won the vote). The loser was always going to be offered for a gold price. It could have ended Alliance winning and horde having a vendor mount. (not that that was ever a likely outcome)

The Worgen horse was added to correct the fact that horde had access to one more mount than alliance. This was important due to the mount collecting achievements as it gave horde an advantage to get those and the mounts they gave as rewards.

This is solely based on the AP. if the quest line didn't give that, nobody would care, and it would be more of a comparison to the cinematic horde got after the broken shore. i didn't see a big outcry about horde having an extra cinematic at the time.

Azahel,

I tend to agree. The whole faction thing seems to have been shoehorned in for the sake of PVP. There's no variation so there can never be a change in the story. What's the point of allying to defeat a world threat one expansion, at each other's throats the next, and back to allied for world threat after that over and over ad nauseum.

Commentaire de Casn

on 2017-04-21T03:00:55-05:00

I had Legionfall United proc for me twice right after completing it, and I was looking closely at gains so I noticed by myself how it works.\rHowever, ever since I have had not seen it proc even single time.\rSo I'm not sure if it suddenly did not just stop working.

Commentaire de Nzall

on 2017-04-21T03:47:23-05:00

This is the way it always is, when people ask for balancing out of Horde and Alliance;\rHorde gets trikes and Alliance cries. In response they give worgens a human mount copy, and this pleases some, but not all players.\rIf they give Horde a similar quest chain with 7.2.5, I guarantee that there will be people complaining that Horde gets more AP from it, because most players will have done more research, and perhaps others will complain that the Alliance chain was more interesting and had a cinematic while horde gets a Sylvanas-Nathanos romance or whatever.\rI hope Blizzard ask themselves what is the correct thing to do, and don't put some guy on the job to blindly follow player feedback, because the poor sap can never please everyone, that is just a matter of fact.\rIdeally, it would never have rewarded AP in the first place. Maybe a toy or something. Then only RP'ers and lore buffs would be sad, that they didn't get it on their horde. To which Blizzard can say, that their second Broken Shore cinematic was equivalent, but different, and gave them a bit of leadership closure.\r\rWrong. Horde got trikes from a competition (because they won the vote). The loser was always going to be offered for a gold price. It could have ended Alliance winning and horde having a vendor mount. (not that that was ever a likely outcome)\r\r\rHe's talking about the Goblin racial mounts, not the Warlord's Deathwheel.

Commentaire de Famps

Present. Alliance gets Ap some in the end do not matter that much.. Horde crys.. i hope nothing happen here 2.

Commentaire de jodmos

on 2017-04-21T04:16:35-05:00

He's talking about the Goblin racial mounts, not the Warlord's Deathwheel.\r\rFair enough. Don't recall any crying about that other than goblins got 2 mounts and worgen only got 1.

Commentaire de Rusarules

on 2017-04-21T05:05:48-05:00

The last class hall procs? I haven't proc'd it in 3 artifact traits worth of AP.

Commentaire de derenault

on 2017-04-21T05:43:44-05:00

We're forwarding on the feedback that Horde players are unhappy that Alliance players have a one time source of additional Artifact Power. Thanks for the feedback.

Maybe if their war chief hadn't died like a stuck mongrel, bleeding out tainted, poisoned blood in a chair while making speeches, the Horde would be worthy of extra AP. Alas, not every leader can die like a lion, staring death in the face with defiance, thus bequeathing the gift of Artifact Power to his people through pure epicness.

Vol'jin was a poor war chief, but he made great kindling! Take solace in that.

Commentaire de AlakeiThancan

on 2017-04-21T06:33:23-05:00

He's talking about the Goblin racial mounts, not the Warlord's Deathwheel.\r\rFair enough. Don't recall any crying about that other than goblins got 2 mounts and worgen only got 1.\r\rThere was crying because first, worgens originally didn't get ANY mount (only their "running wild" ability, which is not technically a mount), and there was an imbalance for people who were collecting mounts (for the achievements of 50, 100, 150 etc mounts).\r\rThey dealt with it by adding the two saddle-less horses.\r\rAlso, people were pissed because we were promised some kind of mutant boar thingy, which looked awesome in the artworks, but never came to be.

Commentaire de orionaegis7

on 2017-04-21T07:24:39-05:00

This is the way it always is, when people ask for balancing out of Horde and Alliance;\rHorde gets trikes and Alliance cries. In response they give worgens a human mount copy, and this pleases some, but not all players.\rIf they give Horde a similar quest chain with 7.2.5, I guarantee that there will be people complaining that Horde gets more AP from it, because most players will have done more research, and perhaps others will complain that the Alliance chain was more interesting and had a cinematic while horde gets a Sylvanas-Nathanos romance or whatever.\rI hope Blizzard ask themselves what is the correct thing to do, and don't put some guy on the job to blindly follow player feedback, because the poor sap can never please everyone, that is just a matter of fact.\rIdeally, it would never have rewarded AP in the first place. Maybe a toy or something. Then only RP'ers and lore buffs would be sad, that they didn't get it on their horde. To which Blizzard can say, that their second Broken Shore cinematic was equivalent, but different, and gave them a bit of leadership closure.\r\rWrong. Horde got trikes from a competition (because they won the vote). The loser was always going to be offered for a gold price. It could have ended Alliance winning and horde having a vendor mount. (not that that was ever a likely outcome)\r\rThe Worgen horse was added to correct the fact that horde had access to one more mount than alliance. This was important due to the mount collecting achievements as it gave horde an advantage to get those and the mounts they gave as rewards.\r\rThis is solely based on the AP. if the quest line didn't give that, nobody would care, and it would be more of a comparison to the cinematic horde got after the broken shore. i didn't see a big outcry about horde having an extra cinematic at the time.\r\r\rAzahel,\r\rI tend to agree. The whole faction thing seems to have been shoehorned in for the sake of PVP. There's no variation so there can never be a change in the story. What's the point of allying to defeat a world threat one expansion, at each other's throats the next, and back to allied for world threat after that over and over ad nauseum.\r\rThat competition was a farce. If anything alliance should theoretically have won since they have more players. They did even post vote counts, and people could easily vote multiple times. I knew who was going to win even when it was first announced and I'm certain blizz did too. Alliance is just full of mouthbreathers. They should have made them both free.